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Photo of the Forest of Bowland, a National Landscape in England.

Forest of BowlandPhoto Robin Cross / Unsplash

Places to explore near Nelson StationNelson

34 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

0.5 km NW · spans 5 counties

Photo of The White Swan at Fence, a gastropub in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

The White Swan at Fence

Gastropub near Fence

Pennine village pub near Pendle Hill with a strong beer and food reputation.

2.5 km W

Photo of the Forest of Bowland, a National Landscape in England.Iconic

Forest of Bowland

National Landscape near Slaidburn

Wild heather moorland and the Trough of Bowland.

2.7 km NW

Photo of Alice Nutter Statue, a landmark near Roughlee in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Alice Nutter Statue

Landmark near Roughlee

Bronze of accused Pendle witch Alice Nutter by the water at Roughlee, marking the 1612 trials.

3.1 km NW

Photo of Pendle Sculpture Trail, a visitor attraction near Barley in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Pendle Sculpture Trail

Attraction near Barley

Woodland trail above Barley studded with carved witches, hares and goblins, telling the Pendle story.

4.6 km NW

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

5.2 km SE · spans 6 counties

Photo of Wycoller Country Park, a country park near Stanbury, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Wycoller Country Park

Country park near Stanbury

A Pennine hamlet of old stone bridges and a ruined hall in a wooded valley on the Brontë Way near Colne

6.7 km E

Photo: Pendle Hill, a 557m hill near Barley in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Pendle Hill

Marilyn near Barley

Brooding whaleback of witch-trial fame.

6.7 km NW

Photo of Towneley Park, a garden near Burnley, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Towneley Park

Garden near Burnley

Burnley's grand 440-acre park of woodland, lawns and lakes around the Grade I hall, gallery and museum.

6.8 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Pendle Way, a 45-mile long-distance path in England.

Pendle Way

Long-distance path

A loop of the Pendle countryside from Barrowford, waymarked with a witch on a broomstick and never far from the hill itself.

1.5 km SE · Lancashire & North Yorkshire

Photo of Pendle Heritage Centre Walled Garden, a garden near Barrowford, Lancashire, north west England.

Pendle Heritage Centre Walled Garden

Garden near Barrowford

Restored eighteenth-century walled garden and tearoom beside the Pendle Heritage Centre at Barrowford.

2.1 km N

Photo along the Bronte Way, a 43-mile long-distance path running from Birstall to Padiham, England.

Bronte Way

Long-distance path

Oakwell Hall to Gawthorpe Hall across the Pennine edge — Haworth, Top Withens and the moors behind Wuthering Heights.

3 km SW · West Yorkshire & Lancashire

Photo of St Bartholomew's Church, Colne, a church in Lancashire, north west England.

St Bartholomew's Church, Colne

Church near Colne

Grade I hilltop church over Colne, with a site of worship going back beyond the twelfth century.

3.8 km NE

Newchurch-in-Pendle

Village

Witch-country village whose St Mary's tower bears an 'eye of God', with the quirky Witches Galore shop.

4.1 km NW · Lancashire

Photo of St Mary's Church, Newchurch-in-Pendle, a church in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.

St Mary's Church, Newchurch-in-Pendle

Church near Newchurch-in-Pendle

Pendle witch-country church whose sixteenth-century tower bears a carved 'eye of God'.

4.1 km NW

Photo of Langroyd Country Park, a country park near Barrowford, Lancashire, north west England.

Langroyd Country Park

Country park near Barrowford

A country park in Lancashire.

4.5 km NE

Photo of The Pendle Inn, a pub near Barley in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.

The Pendle Inn

Pub near Barley

Cosy 1930s village pub in Barley, playing up the local witch heritage after a Pendle climb.

4.7 km NW

Photo of St Peter's Church, Burnley, a church in Lancashire, north west England.

St Peter's Church, Burnley

Church near Burnley

Burnley's ancient parish church, dating from 1122 and celebrated for the ring of its bells.

5 km S

Everything else within 10 km (16) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.